Coughing fit leads to accident

A Springfield woman said a coughing fit caused her to lose control of her car Friday morning and hit a tree at Carpenter and Walnut streets.

Traci L. Budd, 40, of the 1000 block of North Eighth Street was heading west on Carpenter about 6 a.m. when she said the coughing fit hit. She passed through the T intersection at Walnut and hit the tree.

Police cited Budd for operation of an uninsured motor vehicle. Her vehicle had to be towed from the scene.